Mancos played without senior captain forward Branson Mitchell. Glover challenged his boys to step up and the Bluejays did.

"It's a nice win to have on the road and a nice win to have coming off the (Christmas) break," said Hood-Farley, a sophomore. "We worked on our press and we can still do better with that. But overall, getting the win tonight is what we wanted."

Dove Creek trailed 13-11 after one quarter of play.

Then, Bulldogs guard Kyle Shultz came out firing in the second quarter. The freshman hit back-to-back 3-pointers to lift the Bulldogs in front, 17-13.

With the home fans in a frenzy, Glover called timeout.

Whatever the coach said worked, because Mancos responded with a 19-0 run to seemingly put the game away. The Bluejays clamped down on defense and forced turnovers, which led to layup after layup after layup.

Mancos led 34-19 at halftime and kept its foot on the gas in the second half.

"We put in a press and we were hoping it would give us some kind of an advantage, a different look," Glover said. "For having only three night of practice (after the Christmas break), I felt it really worked for us."

In the end, it was a long night for the home team and a satisfying bus ride back to Mancos for the Bluejays.

"The biggest thing, is to try to get the kids to play basketball," Garver said. "We need to try to get them to react to some of the stuff we've been teaching them. For them to take it from practice into a game, has been a struggle for us. I think we're coming along. They strive to get better."

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